1. Macbeth. For some reason this one was never required reading for me, even in my Shakespeare class. I guess the prof figured everyone had read it already.

2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Yeah, I have read pages and pages of praise for this one, but I never find the time to read it/obtain it.

3. Anything by Jonathan Safran Foer. I do own Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, though. Sitting on my shelf. Surprise.

4. A History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Another one I grabbed at a library book sale but haven't got around to reading yet. Heard it's great, though!

5. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I'm ashamed I haven't gotten to this one yet, seeing as how it's one of the very first young adult novels written for young adults. (Yes, I own this one too.)

6. Most things by Sarah Dessen. I almost finished Lock and Key on audio, but the discs were defective. Booo. I also read This Lullaby years ago. But I feel woefully behind on the works of an author considered to be YA canon.

7. If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I bought this a little while back, brand spanking new, because of how wonderful everyone (EVERYONE) says it is. Having no time to read stuff is no fun.

8. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I really like her poetry, and I feel like this is considered required reading for women, since pretty much everyone has read it.

9. Ellen Hopkins. Another author considered YA canon who I haven't gotten around to reading. Shameful on my part.

10. Anything by Marlina Marchetta. Read so many wonderful things about her. But as you can see, my backlog is immense.

14 comments:

Yay, I'm not the only one who hasn't read ANNA yet! Everyone is raving about it and I WANT to read it, there's just not enough hours in the day... And I'm another If I Stay fan! You'll want to read Where She Went soon after probably ;)

I'm with Melissa on A History of Love. Total time waster! Pick up If I Stay instead. It's a very quick read, but it's one that really stays with you. Melina Marchetta is also absolutely amazing. There are just too many great books and so little time!:)

I actually really liked Macbeth - one of the few assigned readings in high school that I enjoyed. Everything by Jonathan Safran Foer is wonderful (and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was my favorite) and History of Love is fabulous too (I still need to read her latest book). It's cute that those two are married.

Jonathan Safron Foer should be on my list as well. I remember when everyone was raving about Everything is Illuminated, but I feel, like I so often do, that I missed the moment. Oh well, I'll have to make my own moment.

I have If I Stay on my list too, and I forgot about Jellicoe Road by Marchetta. I want to read that books so badly!

The Bell Jar is one of my favorite books! You should definitely read that one.

I don't know about Macbeth, though. I thought it was pretty boring. If you want to read a Shakesperean tragedy, I would suggest Hamlet. However, I think his comedies are the best. Try A Midsummer Night's Dream or Twelfth Night (She's the Man with Amanday Bynes is based on that one!).

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I'm a graduate of Ithaca College, where I studied English (and various other things), and a graduate of Simmons College, where I earned my library science master's degree. I'm now a teen librarian in a semi-rural area about 40 minutes outside of Boston. I'm also a huge dork.